"Boring, boring, boring!!!"
Kaido, in his dragon form, hovered in the sky, and when he opened his dragon mouth, a string of extremely tiresome words came out.
While shaking his head frantically, Kaido continued speaking with a cold laugh.
"Be a man, Gawain!"
Instead of wasting time thinking about those pointless words, spend it improving your own abilities, or drinking fine wine and eating heartily like a man!
Perhaps that would make you more manly, so that you wouldn't be spouting those effeminate, weighing-the-gains nonsense during a life-or-death battle!
At this point, Kaido, in his dragon form, swayed his tail and gently stroked his face with the tip of it.
While scratching himself, he grinned widely and continued speaking.
"I have weighed your so-called gains and losses. Perhaps everyone has fantasized about being powerful and calculating the world in the blink of an eye!"
But the world isn't just a fantasy; in fact, the more you fantasize, the more real it becomes!
As for those convoluted so-called thoughts, haha!
"If thinking were useful, how could Ohara have been reduced to scorched earth overnight by the Buster Call?"
At this point, Kaido suddenly stretched out his tail next to his dragon face, and with a swift flick of his tail, he charged towards Gawain at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, just like a spring launching him!
As he charged, Kaido opened his mouth wide and exhaled a mouthful of flames that enveloped his entire body.
Enveloped in towering Flame Clouds, Kaido roared like a shooting star.
"Flame Dragon Torch!!!"
With his roar, the Flame Clouds surrounding him dissipated, leaving only the dragon fins on his back, where flames still flickered.
Kaido, having transformed into a golden body, charged towards Gawain without hesitation!
Across from him, watching Kaido transform into a golden-red hue under the Flame Dragon Torch, Gawain smiled and nodded, then casually sheathed Shusui!
Immediately afterwards, he clenched his right fist, and lightning suddenly surged through his body!
Not only him, but at the very moment the torch of thunder ignited on his body, the air within a radius of two hundred meters centered on him was suddenly and completely filled with thunder!
The next instant, an enormous thunder giant suddenly appeared behind Gawain!
Gawain gently moved his body, assuming a simple lunge stance to gather strength.
Then he said softly.
"To defeat you with Shusui would be a bit too much... too symbolic!"
Shusui, who once slew a dragon, has now slain another colossal dragon. Will our battle be a victory for us, or a victory for Shusui?
Or perhaps, because Shusui is National Treasure of Wano Country, and Ryuma is a National Treasure- level swordsman of Wano Country, today's victory is ultimately a victory for Wano Country?"
At this point, Gawain suddenly tightened his stance, and the lightning around him instantly expanded, then swelled up again!
This time, the faceless Thunder Giant finally managed to reach a size that could rival Kaido's dragon-like body!
Facing an enemy as large as a mountain, a small body may not necessarily lose, but it will certainly make the fight much more difficult.
Even though Kaido had already faced numerous fierce battles, Gawain would have to exert all his strength to be worthy of fighting this... almost the most well-rounded hexagonal monster in the world!
Why is Kaido considered a true all-rounder?
Think about it!
Regardless of speed, strength, stamina, defense, recovery ability, Devil Fruit abilities, Armament Haki, Observation Haki, or Conqueror's Haki!
If you take any single aspect out of context, Kaido would almost certainly be among the top five in the world!
Especially in terms of defense, aside from Big Mom, there are probably very few people on the sea who could withstand Katakuri, purely with their looks and Armament Haki, and then, after taking Luffy hit, casually incapacitate the Fifth Emperor with a single blow.
Aside from his defensive capabilities, let's just talk about Kaido's regenerative abilities!
So far in the Pirate King manga, the only character whose recovery ability can be said to surpass Kaido's is probably Luffy, who relies on his Devil Fruit powers and willpower to do countless sit-ups.
So, does that mean Kaido's regenerative abilities are at least second in the world?
Etc!
Those with incredibly strong regenerative abilities, like the Nine Red Scabbards who seem to have inexplicably superhuman sit-ups, are probably another example.
Kin'emon used his head to catch Kaido's Raimei Hakke, Luffy capable of stunning Luffy in his snake-man form!
As it turned out, not only did he not die, but he also only had his head bandaged, and he was able to jump off the Onigashima while chatting and laughing, doing all that so-called mystical and fantastical Nine Shadows Falling from Heaven Sky!
Even more shockingly, there was that giant wild boar that had been cut in half with a single stroke!
After the pig was completely cut in half from the front, it miraculously recovered its health with just simple stitching. It could eat and drink, and even greet people!
Such resilience seems to be Kaido doesn't possess, right?
Is it possible for Kaido to stand up again and exchange powerful attacks with Luffy after being cut in half?
Thinking of this, Gawain frowned; this direct approach was indeed too outrageous!
This world is so absurd that I, someone who has only been here for a little over a year, can stand at the top of the world, competing with the apex of the pyramids for sunlight and air!!!
His left palm, which was held horizontally in front of him, transformed into Dragon Claw, while his right fist, which he had been clenching tightly, slammed out with tremendous force!
Facing the fiery dragon, Gawain took two steps forward, closing the distance to Kaido in just two steps!
Bang!
His left hand gripped Kaido's charging dragon horn tightly!
In the next instant, he coiled himself up and landed squarely on Kaido's neck!
Then, his right fist finally slammed down, and as he straddled Kaido, he repeatedly struck Kaido's head.
He also shouted loudly.
"Stir the Sea!!!"
"Aaaaaah, the Flame Dragon Torch!!!"
"Overturn the River!!!"
"Get off me, you bastard!!!"
"Watch me tear out your dragon tendons, Kaido!!!"
"There's no such weird thing! Come down here and fight me properly!!!"
"The Life-Taking Cross Armlock!!!"
"You damned Celestial Dragon, how dare you use childish tricks on me, you piece of trash!"
"Enough with the nonsense, Kaido!!!"
Gawain interrupted Kaido, then forcefully locked Kaido's neck with his Thunder Arms, pulling the soaring dragon down from the heavens!
A moment later...
Boom!
With the sound of Kaido crashing to the ground, Gawain suddenly flipped off the dragon and immediately grabbed Kaido's jaws with both hands!
How should a humanoid giant creature deal with a dragon-shaped giant creature? This is a topic that no teacher has personally taught me.
Only the elder Nezha had taught me a little about how to pull out the dragon's tendons.
But how can a humanoid creature deal with a giant creature with a very long snout...?
Teacher King Kong and Teacher Pell have taught this topic many times!
There's no other way than to deal with your mouth!
Or, like King Kong, you could use your strength to fight off the bite force of a giant creature and tear its jaws apart!
Or, like Pell and other skilled crocodile hunters, they could pin down the long-beaked creature, locking its mouth shut and bypassing the generally terrifying bite force of these creatures, instead dealing with their generally weaker jaw opening and closing force!
The next moment, Gawain used all his strength and desperately began to tear at Kaido's mouth!
Just as Gawain, Kaido's burning Gawain Azure Dragon body quickly wrapped around him!
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
With a series of roars, Kaido forcefully overpowered Gawain's strength, managing to close his mouth and avoid being torn apart by Gawain's jaw.
At the same time, he finally managed to entangle Gawain, depriving Gawain of the chance to continue moving his arm.
But seeing that prying his mouth open was not working, Gawain instantly split into strands of lightning, escaping Kaido's restraints and flashing again on Kaido's neck!
This time, Gawain didn't try to pry open Kaido's mouth. Instead, his Thunder Giant form instantly transformed into a thick chain of lightning, which wrapped tightly around Kaido's mouth!
At the same time, the earth near Gawain and Kaido suddenly churned.
Amidst the awe-inspiring spectacle of mountains and rivers rising from the land, countless metal particles flew out of the earth, then converged into a mighty river of metal, which transformed into sturdy chains that, under Gawain's control, coiled around Kaido's dragon mouth!
Whoosh!!!
In just a few moments, Kaido's mouth was wrapped around countless times.
From a distance, Kaido looks nothing like the character from Pirate King.
Just look at his head, which is completely wrapped in chains, as if a huge clump of chains grew on his neck.
Those who don't know might think Kaido came from Silent Hill, or that Cthulhu has created a new familia!
As for Kaido...
Honestly, after fighting so many wars, he really didn't know that war could be fought like this!
This is like a knight encountering Fire Pistol.
It's as if Napoleon encountered modern warfare.
It's as if a general from an era without military strategy encountered Sun Tzu himself...
The agreement was that they'd stand in rows and shoot each other; the competition was to see who would collapse first.
How come I've already filmed the execution formation, while you're digging tunnels and building trenches, with fire support in front and infantry-tank coordination from behind?
We agreed to take turns making moves, and the competition would be about who could use the most ferocious techniques while conserving energy.
We agreed to a contest of Armament Haki. Whoever's Haki disappears first gets to lie sprawled on the ground and accuse their opponent of victory.
War shouldn't be like this!
This... this way of being tied up like a mule is absolutely disgusting!!!
While cursing Gawain's cunning in his heart, Kaido frantically stretched his body, trying his best to break free from the restraints on his mouth and head.
But the result was utterly disappointing...
Before this, no one knew the structure of Shenron's body and the power structure of its various parts.
However, it is clear that while dragons possess a jaw structure similar to that of crocodiles, they also share the weaknesses of crocodiles.
He is very good at tearing and biting, and even better at holding on tightly.
But if we replace the biting action with opening our mouths...
Who said that Shenron are particularly good at opening their mouths?
Do you think Shenron is a professional troll, someone whose mouth can only be stopped by the cyber police?
In short, Kaido tried to get rid of Gawain's ingenious idea for more than ten seconds but failed. Instead, he was hit on the back of the neck by a series of attacks from Gawain!
At this point, Kaido realized that although his Shenron form, which best unleashed his power, allowed him to better utilize techniques that combined the full force of his body.
But this tactic is probably useless against Gawain!
Then, a moment later...
Whoosh!
Just like a balloon suddenly bursting, the metal controlled by Gawain instantly contracted, and Gawain's slightly smaller, thunderous body lost its target to straddle!
The instant Gawain's body felt lighter, a loud roar suddenly erupted from the rapidly shrinking metal chain sphere!
"Gawain, let's settle this with our purest power!"
"Those damn chains, take them all off!!!"
Boom!!!
The next instant, the chains jolted violently and then snapped uncontrollably!
Kaido, covered in black mist, burst out from inside.
As soon as the servant appeared, Kaido grabbed his spiked club and went after Gawain.
Gawain instantly reverted to his original form, while gently waving his left hand, causing the shattered metal to transform back into chains, which floated around him like a nebula.
Seeing Gawain manipulating the chains, Kaido furious. This bastard had ruined his foundation and destroyed his Azure Dragon Form in such an insulting way!
That kind of fighting style, like kids using any means necessary, I stopped using it when I was eight years old!!!
At eight years old, I was barely three and a half meters tall. I wouldn't even bother using those tricks anymore. How could that bastard Gawain have the nerve to use them?!
The more Kaido angrier he became, and his anger began to burn out.
As his anger continued to rise, dragon scales gradually appeared on Kaido's body, followed by flowing Ryuo and Conqueror's Haki's Haki that resembled black water wrapping around him!
He raised his spiked club high and roared angrily!
"Raimei Hakke!!!"
"That trick again!"
Gawain gave a cold shout, then grabbed the chains around his body with one hand.
As Gawain pulled, the ever-lengthening chain, like Gawain's arm, stretched out in the air like a whip and lashed fiercely at Kaido!
Boom!
The chains shattered with a deafening roar, accompanied by the sound of countless metal fragments slamming into Kaido's body. Kaido's momentum surged even stronger as he took a step forward and roared again.
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"
"Interesting!"
Faced with the upgraded Raimei Hakke, Gawain reached forward with his left hand, and another chain instantly appeared.
He grabbed the two chains and gave them a sharp shake. The chains instantly intertwined in the air and then exploded at the spot where Kaido had thrown them!
Buzz buzz buzz!
This time, two chains shattered, but the price for the broken chains was a slight halt to Kaido's offensive.
Seeing that Gawain had easily neutralized both of his attacks, Kaido frowned, his face darkened, and he suddenly grabbed his spiked club and charged forward!
As he sprinted, he gathered his strength, and the next moment, he let out a loud shout.
"Great Vajra Raimei Hakke!!!"
"Di Jiang!!!"
In an instant, Gawain abandoned his focus on using the chains, instead raising his foot sharply and unleashing a thunderous kick!
Boom!!!
A massive mushroom cloud erupted from the spot where Gawain and Kaido collided.
As the mushroom cloud rose, Gawain's body reformed.
In an instant, Gawain appeared in front of Kaido, raised his hand and grabbed Kaido's neck with a thunderous grip, bypassing Kaido's numerous defensive maneuvers!
With his head close to Kaido's, Gawain delivered a powerful knee strike while letting out a soft shout.
Have you ever been kicked by the Thunder?!
"Shit, Kundali Ryusei-kun!!!"
Kaido roared in displeasure, and the spiked club in his hand suddenly shot out at a speed close to light... at least as far as the naked eye and Observation Haki could perceive, close to light!
In that instant, the spiked club slammed into Gawain's upper body, while Gawain's knee strike landed squarely on Kaido's chest!
At that moment, Gawain's blood surged, and seeing the slight tear in his clothes, he finally stopped thinking about how to fight more rationally!
In the next instant, Gawain's pupils turned into rings, and his body was suddenly enveloped in a Conqueror's Haki!
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the brief separation from Gawain, Kaido picked up his spiked club and leaped high into the sky!
A moment later, Kaido descended from the sky, continuing to roar.
"The Three Realms - Naraku!"